Written by Mike Wolf
Penn State was simply dominant en route to winning its second consecutive Big Ten Wrestling Championship on Sunday, crowning three repeat champions in a memorable title match run at Mackey Arena. The Nittany Lions were nearly perfect throughout Sunday’s session and ran away from both Minnesota and Iowa in the team title race. Penn State also has qualified nine wrestlers for NCAAs, with a 10th alive for an at-large bid.
Three-time All-American Frank Molinaro became a two-time Big Ten champion at 149 with a tech fall over Minnesota’s Dylan Ness, All-American David Taylor majored Iowa’s Mike Evans at 165, and All-American Ed Ruth majored Minnesota’s Logan Storley at 174.
FINAL STANDINGS
1. Penn State – 149.0
2. Minnesota – 134.0
3. Iowa – 126.0
4. Illinois – 105.5
5. Ohio State – 91.0
6. Northwestern – 75.0
7. Michigan – 66.0
8. Nebraska – 65.0
9. Purdue – 51.5
10. Indiana – 41.0
10. Michigan State – 41.0
12. Wisconsin – 9.0
CHAMPIONS BY WEIGHT
125: #1 Matt McDonough, Iowa — 6-1 dec.
#2 Zach Sanders, Minnesota
133: #2 Logan Stieber, Ohio State – 5-2 dec.
#3 Tony Ramos, Iowa
141: #1 Kellen Russell, Michigan – 7-2 dec.
#4 Montell Marion, Iowa
149: #1 Frank Molinaro, Penn State – 15-0 TF (4:90)
#9 Dylan Ness, Minnesota
157: #20 Derek St. John, Iowa – 4-3 dec.
#2 Jason Welch, Northwestern
165: #1 David Taylor, Penn State – 11-2 maj. dec.
#6 Mike Evans, Iowa
174: #2 Ed Ruth, Penn State – 13-2 maj. dec.
#6 Logan Storley, Minnesota
184: #6 Kevin Steinhaus, Minnesota – 3-1 (sv) dec.
#7 Josh Ihnen, Nebraska
197: #17 Mario Gonzales, Illinois – 10-4 dec.
#3 Matt Powless, Indiana
285: #3 Tony Nelson, Minnesota – 2-0 dec.
#6 Bobby Telford, Iowa
I enjoyed your broadcast of the big 10 championship. I think there could be another repeat of Russell as four time champ before Steiber, what about Taylor or Ruth?
I’d hardly say Penn State was simply dominate, Minnesota and Iowa were close going in to the second day. Whoever wrote this article clearly didn’t follow the tournament.